THE MONTANA STANDARD SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2020 | 1 BUTTE AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA VOTER’S GUIDE 2020 OCTOBER 4, 2020 2 | SUNDAY, OCToBER 4, 2020 VOTER’S GUIDE THE MONtANA StANDARD BUTTE-SILVER BOW COUNCIL OF COMMISSIONER CANDIDATES MIKE SMITH I was born Retirees can no longer seeking volunteers. I am a increment ingly fought for my own [email protected]‌ and raised in afford to live in the homes life-long resident and be- district de- rights and will fight for yours. Silver Bow in which they raised their lieve I have the experience to velopment, People in Montana politics DISTRICT 3‌ County and families. The county keeps represent all different walks the great im- know me to be of my word, Hattie Thatcher‌ have lived increasing property taxes, of life of district 4 during the provements and I go out of my way to in District 3 street fees, bond repayments, trying times we are all living to Stodden know and work with them Age: 25 the past 14 sewer and water, etc. Elected in right now. Park includ- when it benefits our people’s Residence: Butte years. I have officials see pay raises each ing the mu- Occupation: Harrison Avenue future. I believe in equitable Maeser worked as an year! Much of the district DISTRICT 5‌ Fisher nicipal golf justice for all. Liquor Store Manager accountant lacks sidewalks, curbs and course and Education: Bachelor of for the past 18 years, with gutters, and storm water Dan Olsen (incumbent)‌ the area around the Renz Ad- Science – Business and In- John Riordan‌ the most recent six years at drainage. Streets need to be Did not participate‌ dition now getting a little bet- formation Technology with my current position with repaved. ter service with the new road Age: 69 emphases in Management and Northwestern Energy. I also Our commissioner has had maintenance program. Residence: Butte Marketing teach part time at Montana at least four terms to propose Justin Fortune‌ I serve on the Budget and Occupation: Retired I was born Tech, which I have been doing improvements. It is time for Age: 27 Finance Committee and try Education: Attended Western and raised since 2013. My wife and I also a change. I promise to work Residence: Butte to help hold the line on taxes. Montana College and Univer- in Butte run two successful businesses to improve the district and to Occupation: Construction Proj- I serve on the Public works sity of Montana for 3.5 years and am the in Butte, which gives me more limit government spending. I ect Manager/Estimator Committee and try to assist My ultimate deciding fac- daughter of valuable experience in under- will work for clean air, clean Education: Butte High School in development of programs tor to run was wanting to Bill (Chunky) standing Butte’s business en- water, and clean soil. Please 2011, construction engineering that will help improve our make Butte Thatcher vironment. give me your vote, I will work degree from Montana State streets and roads without a better and Leah The biggest issues I see for you! University costing taxpayers too much. place. I have Butte currently facing is 1. Education and professional I also serve as chairman of the Thatcher Francisco. John Sorich experience I graduated Managing the COVID-19 background Personnel Committee. I think with nego- from Butte High School and pandemic and associated (incumbent)‌ give Fortune my experience is a great asset tiations to furthered my education at economic fallout, 2. The Butte “a good un- to our community and I hope help resolve hill cleanup, and 3. Creating Age: 57 derstanding to serve one more term to as- Montana Tech. I am running contract- a long-term plan for Butte to Residence: Butte of economic sist in making Butte a better for commissioner because I ing issues. I Occupation: Maintenance en- develop- am invested in our city, and I continue to grow and expand. place. I ask for your support. Riordan I believe that my work experi- gineer, Butte School District #1 ment as far Thank you. have lived in want to bring a different voice ence and education make me Education: High School as building or very close to District 8 my and view to the council than the right person to work with goes and Mary Booth‌ entire life and it’s exceptional we have seen in the past. My name is John Sorich the other commissioners and Fortune what I would because it has residential, While I am young, I am and am cur- Did not participate‌ the chief executive to manage like to see in commercial and industrial extremely driven, and I feel rently the these issues. Butte from that aspect.” businesses, public and private there is no greater duty than B-SB Coun- DISTRICT 8‌ Media: Facebook.com/ “I don’t have any inten- schools and serves as a major to give back to the community cil of Com- Maesar-For-Distric-3- missioner tion of moving, I just had a Norma Duffy‌ connection to downtown. that has provided me with so represen- new baby and I would like to Age: 63 The next four years are much. There are historical tative for do my part in making Butte Residence: Butte important, beginning with happenings ahead for Butte DISTRICT 4‌ District 4. I the best it can be for him so Occupation: Semi-retired clean-up of over 100 years of and I am ready to play a role Terry L. Schultz‌ have several he will want to stay here, too,” The reason I am running for mine waste. It is an opportu- and do all that I can to see Age: 66 Sorich reasons that Fortune said. the position is that I believe I nity to build our community Butte move forward. I love Residence: Butte I am seeking Media: Facebook at Justin can benefit our city, but more impor- and score good-paying jobs. Occupation: Semi-retired another term. Fortune for Commissioner my area with tantly, I love our people, and Our taxpayers are among the Education: Butte High, at- Some issues that come to District #5 sound judg- most generous in the state. I want to do all I can to be a tended Montana Tech the forefront for me the most ment for the We must ask to use this voice for all of the District 3 In the is watching the Butte Prior- DISTRICT 6‌ future of my money to secure our future. constituents. Summer ity Soils clean up unfold as James A. “Jim” Fisher residents. I Our local government must Media: facebook.com/ of 1970, the consent decree promised. have lived in hthatcherfordistrict3 my family (incumbent)‌ deal with the aftermath of I believe we need to keep an my area for COVID, neighborhood im- moved to eye out for suspicious activi- Age: 64 three years Mike Maesar‌ Duffy provements and support local Stuart St. ties around our homes, and Occupation: Currently self- and go out merchants and look internally Age: 41 I grew up that is the reason I and several employed in the retail auto of my way to know and help Residence: Butte in District others created the Racetrack business my neighbors. I am semi- at trimming some govern- Occupation: Accountant at Schultz 4, married, Neighborhood Watch Group Education: Butte High School retired and have time to help ment expenses. Remember: Northwestern Energy/Adjunct and for 46 that currently has 176 Face- 1974; attended Western School our community. I have had “Attitude Reflects Leader- Instructor at Montana Tech years, raised my family in my book members. of Auctioneering and Market- legal experience in the past ship!” Education: Bachelor’s from own house on Elm Street. In I strongly believe there are ing as a paralegal in an office of Montana Tech in business and the 50 years since, there have areas that need to be cleaned The reason I’m seeking lawyers who stood before the DISTRICT 12‌ information technology; Mas- been only two major changes, up of trash and junk vehicles, a third term is to continue federal and Supreme Court Dan Callahan ter’s in Business Administra- we lost our beloved Greeley I am currently organizing a progress we have seen in and won repetitively against tion (MBA) from the University School and taxes have gone weekend alley rally clean- the South Butte area with bad government. (incumbent) (unopposed)‌ of Montana through the roof. up next month and will be the new (TEDD District) tax As a woman, I have dot- Did not participate‌ THE MONtANA StANDARD SUNDAY, OCToBER 4, 2020 | 3 MONTANANS HAVE A CLEAR CHOICE IN THE RACE FOR U .S. SENATE GOVERNOR STEVE BULLOCK SENATOR STEVE DAINES A steady leader who Montanans can always count A multimillionaire who looks out for himself and his on to put them first – not the special interests. corporate backers in Washington – not Montanans. Brought Democrats and Republicans Voted repeatedly to let insurance companies together to expand healthcare for 90,000 deny health care for people with pre-existing Montanans, fought to lower costs and saved conditions like cancer, diabetes, and asthma rural hospitals Voted to risk the sale of Montana’s public lands Vetoed bills that threatened our public to out-of-state landowners and developers lands & fought out-of-state interests when they tried to overturn stream access law Voted for Mitch McConnell’s tax plan that gave a trillion dollars in breaks to big corporations and Cut taxes for small businesses wealthy Americans, like himself Balanced the budget and saved $600 million Spent six years in China setting up factories for in our rainy day fund – allowing Montana to an American corporation recover from this crisis faster than most states Taken $2 million in campaign cash from corporate Not taking a dime of corporate PAC money PACs, the health insurance and drug industries S TEVE BULLOCK S TEVE D AINES W ORKS FOR WORKS FOR ALL MONTANANS HIMSELF AND HIS CORPORATE BACKERS GET THE FA CTS BEFORE Y OU VO TE STEVEBULLOCK.COM P AID FOR BY MONTANANS FOR BULLOCK 4 | SUNDAY, OCToBER 4, 2020 VOTER’S GUIDE THE MONtANA StANDARD BUTTE-SILVER BOW UNCONTESTED COUNTYWIDE OFFICES MIKE SMITH during my tenure.